Annet Steenbergen Advisor Happy Flow and Pre-clearance to the Government of Aruba

Aruba Happy Flow; the first biometric single token solution

Antigua & Barbuda ICAO TRIP Regional Seminar

A Single Token is a means by which a passenger can repeatedly identify himself in a uniform manner throughout the steps of the airport process. It can be used (and reused) after the passenger has first identified himself with his e-passport and the identity has been authenticated and biometrically verified. The token is used in place of a passport to prove that the passenger is who he claims to be. The token may store a person’s identity or the output of encrypted biometric and biographic data. A single token may also be a passenger’s biometrics capture.

What is a Single Token ? A draft definition:

The Aruba Happy Flow project is the result of a next level public private cooperation

The Aruba Happy Flow concept

• Multi stakeholder cooperation by working on shared goals • One reliable ID check, improving security end-to-end • Radically simplifying the passenger facilitation process through the reuse of

a biometric token • Real time information based workflow management sharing relevant data with

stakeholders according to Privacy by Design principle • A smart two step border control; identify passenger at check in before crossing

the actual border • Improving security through intelligent data services for risk based assessment

The privacy by design principle: • Information between stakeholders only on a need to know and allowed to

know basis • Privacy and data protection legal compliance from the start of the project • Prevent function creep; only use functionalities for which they are meant • Determine data processor and data controller • In the European Union, Privacy by Design will become mandatory with

the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation in 2018.

How to organise a single token seamless flow between public and private stakeholders at airports: Three prerequisites: * Legal * Governance * Shared IT-Infrastructure

Whats’ next: • Defining and standardizing Single Token/One Identity with all

stakeholders at international level; governments and industry

• Blockchain technology looks set to change identity management beyond civil aviation and in to all aspects of live

• Many initiatives/projects: IATA One Identity, Mobile Identity, FinTech

Contact Details

Name: Annet Steenbergen Email: a.steenbergen@arubagovernment.eu